What to Pack for School Age Kids at Disney World

So you’re planning a trip to Disney World with your school age kid (a.k.a elementary schooler; we are talking about kids aged 5-10 years old). What do you pack?

You’ve made your FastPasses long ago, and your ADRs even longer ago. Now it’s time to make your packing list. We’ve made a customized packing list for each age group, babies through adults, to make life easier. This packing list is customized for school aged kids.

For example, maybe you have 8 month old, a 3 year old and a 7 year old. We’ve got a customized packing list for each of them, plus one for the adults. This is the list for the 7 year old.

Some supplies are not on this list, because they are on our packing list for parents. This list is designed to cover your school aged child’s suitcase. We also wrote it so that you can hand it off to your (older) school age kid, so they can help pack themselves!(Wishful thinking, ok?)

Seasons

We’ve taken it a step further and also broken down some of the seasonal items by season, to the extent reasonable.

Orlando, Florida does not have a classic 4 season climate (spring, summer, fall, winter). Instead, there is a hot season and a cool season. Hot season is reliably HOT and extends from May through September. Cool season is more variable, and requires being prepared for a range temperatures from the 50s through 80s, with potential for 20 degree temperature swings from day to night. There is some variable transition between seasons, especially during April and October, which we labeled “warm season” below.

There is also a rainy season, June through September, with heavy afternoon rainfall common. There is a dry season November through May. We recommend being prepared for precipitation regardless of the season. In the rainy season, you’ll want an umbrella and poncho in your park bag. During the dry season you can bring them in your suitcase and leave them in the room if no rain is forecast.

Note that we’ve provided (affiliate) links to Amazon for convenience, in case you want to stock up on some items.

Now, let’s get on to what to pack for Disney World with school age kids.